diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 02f13eb2c..70726d399 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -728,6 +728,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
     Repo.insert(cs, on_conflict: :replace_all, conflict_target: :nickname)
   end
 
+  def ap_enabled?(%User{local: true}), do: true
   def ap_enabled?(%User{info: info}), do: info["ap_enabled"]
   def ap_enabled?(_), do: false